Farm Census

Mississippi farms by county

2022 Census of Agriculture · 82 counties

31,290 farms10,251,497 acres in farms328 acres per farm on average

Mississippi farms sold $8.25 billion of products in 2022, 25th among the 50 states.

Its average farm size is the 23rd-largest among the states.

Poultry and eggs: 50.3%Poultry and eggs50.3%Grains and oilseeds: 30.2%Grains and oilseeds30.2%Cotton: 6.4%Cotton6.4%Cattle and calves: 4.8%Cattle and calves4.8%Aquaculture: 3.2%Aquaculture3.2%Vegetables and melons: 1.6%1.6%Hay and other crops: 1.1%1.1%Nursery and greenhouse: 0.8%0.8%Hogs and pigs: 0.7%Milk: 0.4%Fruit and nuts: 0.2%Other animals: 0.2%Horses and mules: 0.1%Sheep and goats: under 0.1%Christmas trees: under 0.1%Poultry and eggs: 50.3%Poultry and eggs50.3%Grains and oilseeds: 30.2%Grains and oilseeds30.2%Cotton: 6.4%Cotton6.4%Cattle and calves: 4.8%4.8%Aquaculture: 3.2%3.2%Vegetables and melons: 1.6%1.6%Hay and other crops: 1.1%Nursery and greenhouse: 0.8%0.8%Hogs and pigs: 0.7%Milk: 0.4%Fruit and nuts: 0.2%Other animals: 0.2%Horses and mules: 0.1%Sheep and goats: under 0.1%Christmas trees: under 0.1%
What Mississippi farms sold in 2022.

Which county leads each crop and animal

The county with the largest published figure for each item, and how much of the state total it holds. Items are ordered by how important Mississippi is for them nationally.

Crop or animalLeading countyIts share of the stateCounties with figures
Broilers soldLeake County9.8%39
CottonCoahoma County11.2%42
RiceBolivar County30.1%11
SoybeansBolivar County13.8%58
Beef cowsHinds County3.6%67
Horses and poniesHinds County4.2%79
Laying hensMarion County7.2%70
GoatsPearl River County4.7%73
PecansHinds County12.8%28
Hay and haylageTate County3.6%78
PeanutsGeorge County20.1%3
Cattle and calvesCovington County4.0%79
VegetablesCalhoun County39.0%72
Corn for grainWashington County9.8%61

Every county in Mississippi

Sorted by farm sales. Linked counties have their own profile page, chosen because they stand out nationally or within the state.

CountyFarmsAvg acresSalesLargest group
Leake County481177$421.4MPoultry and eggs
Sunflower County3011,269$349.3MGrains and oilseeds
Bolivar County3941,154$347.0MGrains and oilseeds
Scott County587197$340.1MPoultry and eggs
Washington County2871,474$323.8MGrains and oilseeds
Jones County779125$316.9MPoultry and eggs
Wayne County461184$316.6MPoultry and eggs
Leflore County2421,241$296.8MGrains and oilseeds
Simpson County437223$296.0MPoultry and eggs
Smith County487171$282.0MPoultry and eggs
Covington County422168$266.0MPoultry and eggs
Neshoba County522172$256.9MPoultry and eggs
Jasper County353172$216.8MPoultry and eggs
Coahoma County2101,341$207.0MGrains and oilseeds
Noxubee County458469$202.4MPoultry and eggs
Rankin County579171$185.4MPoultry and eggs
Newton County501182$176.6MPoultry and eggs
Lawrence County283186$170.2MPoultry and eggs
Tallahatchie County415650$165.4MGrains and oilseeds
Tunica County922,183$151.8MGrains and oilseeds
Humphreys County214898$147.4MGrains and oilseeds
Yazoo County518637$147.3MGrains and oilseeds
Marion County391141$138.8MPoultry and eggs
Sharkey County1121,581$126.9MGrains and oilseeds
Walthall County484142$119.2MPoultry and eggs
Greene County408147$116.8MPoultry and eggs
Lincoln County597134$115.8MPoultry and eggs
Chickasaw County424386$108.4MPoultry and eggs
Holmes County483577$104.4MGrains and oilseeds
Calhoun County531340$97.2MVegetables and melons
Copiah County444234$92.5MPoultry and eggs
Winston County448199$88.9MPoultry and eggs
Jefferson Davis County316170$86.6MPoultry and eggs
Quitman County224813$84.8MGrains and oilseeds
Clarke County279214$78.8MPoultry and eggs
Pike County474121$73.2MPoultry and eggs
Hinds County847265$66.9MGrains and oilseeds
Issaquena County1031,287$63.3MGrains and oilseeds
Amite County407199$62.6MPoultry and eggs
Lowndes County333318$55.2MPoultry and eggs
DeSoto County372366$51.9MGrains and oilseeds
Panola County572310$51.3MGrains and oilseeds
Clay County370426$49.8MHogs and pigs
Lamar County385137$41.4MPoultry and eggs
Monroe County520313$41.3MGrains and oilseeds
Madison County510388$38.4MGrains and oilseeds
Jefferson County174354$37.7MPoultry and eggs
Lee County392248$37.5MGrains and oilseeds
Tate County503288$37.1MGrains and oilseeds
Kemper County376366$35.1MPoultry and eggs
Pontotoc County647220$34.9MGrains and oilseeds
Warren County224585$34.0MGrains and oilseeds
Prentiss County439290$31.6MGrains and oilseeds
Carroll County382334$31.1MGrains and oilseeds
Marshall County498380$29.7MGrains and oilseeds
Alcorn County357239$28.6MGrains and oilseeds
Pearl River County665157$26.8MCattle and calves
Yalobusha County339269$25.8MCotton
Union County525246$24.2MGrains and oilseeds
Oktibbeha County375269$21.3MCattle and calves
Montgomery County290365$21.1MCotton
Attala County412353$20.0MGrains and oilseeds
Webster County264175$19.0MVegetables and melons
George County472142$18.9MNursery and greenhouse
Perry County278159$18.0MPoultry and eggs
Stone County280130$17.8MHay and other crops
Itawamba County335266$17.5MGrains and oilseeds
Benton County261360$17.2MGrains and oilseeds
Grenada County249377$17.0MGrains and oilseeds
Forrest County302101$16.6MPoultry and eggs
Tippah County460206$16.3MGrains and oilseeds
Lafayette County378293$11.4MGrains and oilseeds
Jackson County39370$9.9MCattle and calves
Hancock County24897$9.7MNursery and greenhouse
Claiborne County172392$7.5MFruit and nuts
Wilkinson County163745$7.4MCattle and calves
Adams County180327$7.4MGrains and oilseeds
Lauderdale County283237$5.9MAquaculture
Choctaw County200204$5.7MVegetables and melons
Harrison County31845$5.1MCattle and calves
Tishomingo County183176$3.5MCotton
Franklin County216256$2.0MCattle and calves

Five years earlier

Measure2017Change to 2022
Farms34,988−10.6%
Land in farms, acres10,415,136−1.6%
Average farm size, acres298+10.1%
Farm products sold (current dollars)$6.20 billion+33.1%

Source: USDA NASS, 2022 and 2017 Census of Agriculture. How to read these pages.